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E15 fuel does not pose a danger to the vast majority of vehicles on U.S. roads
Another serious problem with corn ethanol as a replacement for gasoline, is the engine damage on standard vehicles. E10 contains ten percent ethanol and is acceptable for most vehicles on the road today, while E15 contains fifteen percent ethanol and is usually prohibited for cars built before 2001. [ 5 ]
The fuel choices at a Casey’s station: E85 is a high-ethanol blend for Flex Fuel vehicles only; Unleaded 88 is E15, 15% ethanol, and you should check your car’s owner’s manual and warranty ...
Iowa is the nation's leading producer of ethanol and the corn used to make it.
E10, a fuel mixture of 10% anhydrous ethanol and 90% gasoline sometimes called gasohol, can be used in the internal combustion engines of most modern automobiles and light-duty vehicles without need for any modification on the engine or fuel system. E10 blends are typically rated as being 2 to 3 octane numbers higher than regular gasoline and ...
The fraction of water that an ethanol-gasoline fuel can contain without phase separation increases with the percentage of ethanol. [29] For example, E30 can have up to about 2% water. If there is more than about 71% ethanol, the remainder can be any proportion of water or gasoline and phase separation does not occur.
E15 is a higher octane fuel, it is currently available in 29 states at retail fueling stations. E15 was approved for use in model year 2001 and newer cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles (SUVs), and all flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2012. [citation needed]
Iowa and seven other states have won the right for motorists to buy gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer, but political and industry leaders blasted the Biden administration's ...